one month ends
another begins
evergreen branches
frame the night sky
Ellen Grace Olinger
Quiet Christmas Poetry
Elin Grace Publishing, 2014
Cover Art Photo by Karl
one month ends
Category: Poems For Nursing Homes
clouds and sky
clouds and sky
spruce tree branches still
reading poems
that offer hope
and rest
colors change
colors change
as the day and light grow
gold leaves and blue sky
Large print version of my poem yesterday at POEMS FROM OOSTBURG, WISCONSIN.
Library Gifts
We discovered the Little Free Library site a few years ago.
Karl and I donated copies of Quiet Christmas Poetry to the free libraries in our area.
We also gave a copy to our Oostburg Public Library and plan a few more library “thank you” gifts.
Psalm 77
I cried unto God with my voice,
even unto God with my voice;
and he gave ear unto me.
Psalm 77: 1
Short Poems: Christmas, Winter, New Year
This is a selection of poems from Quiet Christmas Poetry, which is both a site and a large print chapbook. A few of the poems were previously published, as noted here and in the book.
sudden cold —
Christmas cactus
already blooming
Time Of Singing
December, 1997
holiness
and humility
Christmas
cold country night
two deer in the front yard
graze in starlight
lighting the
Christmas candle
tiny flame
transforms
the night
Hermitage (2005)
The Writers’ Bistro (2007)
third year since
Jesus called Mom home
Christmas bouquet
of baby’s breath
and evergreens
Time Of Singing
Winter 2006/2007
snowflakes
floating in the air
separate
together
artists
across places
and time
He giveth snow
like wool:
he scattereth the hoarfrost
like ashes.
Psalm 147: 16 (KJV)
new year
on the horizon
simple lines
of barns and trees
in the fog
placing the new calendar
on the wall
all the new spaces
without words
God’s time
The book is 32 pages. The last two pages are NOTES – pages for the readers. Someone may wish to write a poem or reflection. Perhaps someone in a nursing home may think, “I can write too.”
The book was printed by GT Graphics in Sheboygan, Wisconsin.
Our book can be ordered from the books page at Time Of Singing, A Journal Of Christian Poetry. All proceeds benefit this print poetry journal, edited by Lora Homan Zill.
Poems To Share
You are welcome to reprint my poems with proper credit. Ideas include bulletin boards in classrooms, libraries, hospitals, nursing homes – places where a short poem may be an encouragement to someone or help with a poetry lesson. Thank you.
September
on the horizon
all the goals
I can still
try to reach
books on the shelf
supported by each other
kindness of friends
R est
E ducate
A dmire
D ream
I nspire
N ew
G oals
READING
reading
150 poems
the Psalms
For thou art my hope, O Lord God:
thou art my trust from my youth.
Psalm 71: 5 (KJV)
Butterflies and Flowers Mosaic is courtesy of Reusable Art.
Ellen Grace Olinger
Poems From Psalms And Nature 